With the extended school closures due to COVID-19 throughout the United States, students are having to learn in entirely new ways and facing challenges when it comes to learning during these unprecedented times. The Continuity of Learning resource database offers information, tools, and resources to help educators, parents and families, and related service providers meet the educational, behavioral, and emotional needs of children and youth with disabilities through remote and virtual learning.
A one-page checklist that assists in determining whether or not a student’s IEP includes post-secondary goals and a clear plan for the student’s transition.
A model to provide teachers with a process for incorporating effective practices and predictors into the transition planning process to improve effective, transition-focused education and...
The Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) has developed this voluntary Child Find Self-Assessment (CFSA) as a tool for State IDEA Part C programs to...
States submit their State Performance Plan (SPP)/Annual Performance Report (APR) electronically through the EDFacts Metadata and Process System (EMAPS) following guidance in this memo.
The OSEP infographic provides information about the OSEP technical assistance (TA) centers. The online PDF provides the names of the centers, links to their websites...
This brief provides a comprehensive strategy to address teacher shortages in Washington with an emphasis on growth in critical shortage areas such as special education...
This brief provides guidelines and a framework for school and district leaders, human resource personnel, and policymakers to develop a strategic accountability approach to managing...
Opportunity Culture is a program in which teachers’ roles are restructured so that the teachers can serve as teacher leaders and extend their reach to...
This national collaboration, led by a task force of 15 national organizations, aims to empower the professions of the early childhood workforce by establishing a...
The Northeast Regional Resource Center and key partners offer a framework for action to support State, district and school leaders in retaining quality teachers, especially...
This resource library highlights research studies, briefs, and program exemplars on educator recruitment and preparation through paraeducator career ladder programs.
This resource highlights the impact of Grow Your Own programs on overcoming barriers that lead to critical teacher shortages and provides State exemplars of successful...
This document offers a variety of research and policy reviews as well as resource guides related to the topic of teacher employment and retention through...
These reports highlight essential questions and policy options to support State legislators considering policies to recruit, prepare and retain effective teachers.
